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This week Danielle and Jon explore Bodywork for dairy goats.  What is it?  How does it work and when do your goats possibly need some work done?  If your goat needs hands on work Donna Lavery is the one to get in touch with.  Find out why on this episode of Ringside!

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This week Jon and Danielle take Hot Button Topics from the listeners and their own hot button ideas and weigh in on them.  Does buck hoarding hurt your program?  How easy is it to flood the market with your genetics?  Does Convention need to be bigger?  Can you really catch em all in pokemon?  Find out on this episode!

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It's kidding season and the barn is in full chaos at every turn.  This week on Ringside, we're diving into extended lactations, what they are, why more producers are considering it and whether they truly make sense for a commercial herd.  We're joined by Hannah Sessions of Blue Ledge Farm to break down her commercial herd study with Holly Menguc on extended lactations.  How did it impact milk production, labor demands and what surprised them most once they committed to it.  What makes Holly and Hannah's experience different is that they imported and used European genetics through the Goat Improvement Company to create replacement does with genetics that are used for just that, extended lactations and production.  This episode is very interesting and something anyone whether on the commercial side or show/hobby side could consider for the future. 

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Holly Menguc Tup's Crohssing Farm

Extended Lactation Final Report

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This week Danielle and Jon sit with Ringside alum Dr. Kirt Schnipke of Ober-Boerd Dairy Goats to talk about ligaments and attachments of goat udders.  What makes a good udder and how does each part aid or hurt in supoorting an udder?  Dr. Kirt Schnipke is not only a master breeder of dairy goats but he also works on human bodies on his off the farm job as a physical therapist!

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As kidding season is starting to unfold for the majority of goat breeders in the country, we are starting to see all those premature goat kid care questions on the internet.  How do I care for a kid born 10 days early?  This kid was born a fourth the size as it's littermate!  My goat is starting to kid early what do I do?  Lucky for you Ashley Clement-Clark is on this week's episode to give you that wonderful advice and know how to help you give those premature kids the best shot at surviving!

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This week Danielle and Jon talk about the death of the influencer!  Well.. kind of?  They talk about those hard questions and decisions breeders need to ask themselves that the answer of can truly impact their herds for years to come!  Do I really need to keep that buck?  Do I need to purchase a semen tank?  Does that Carhartt jacket need to be replaced with something with less holes?  Listen in as the gang discusses those hard questions.

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On this episode we are joined by Dr. Katie Jackson to explain the difference between off-lable/extra label, legal and illegal drugs in the dairy goat world.  What some of them are and what dairy goat producers can do to make sure they are doing the right thing. 

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With the redistricting proposal set to be talked about on 1/24 we sat down with Dan Greene (ADGA President) to talk about what the proposal is, how it will effect the membership if passed and what all is entailed.  Listen in to what has been setting the ADGA district pages ablaze as of late and find out why!

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This week Danielle and Jon review their goals they set for themselves and their herds for 2025.  Did they exceed them or did Jon still leave Diet Coke cans laying around everywhere?  After they review their successes they set a new standard for their goats and themselves for 2026!  Are their goals attainable or are they as horribly made as Jon's hot ham salad sandwiches?  Listen in and find out!

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It's Ringside's 300th Episode and to celebrate Danielle and Jon talk about the journey, Jon put together a little mantage and they kick off the celebration to talk to Krista Senn-Meyers of Kastdemur's Dairy Goats to discuss what it takes to improve each generation of goat and how she never waivers!

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